The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

keep MIN close, auu u6 ulu so IOl
several weeks. One November
evening after lanplight the boy
pulled aside The curtain from u
window looking ont upon the yards
of a factory. He had not stood
! there over two minutes when ii
shot was fired at him. The bullet
cut a lock Of hair from his head
J aud was buried in the opposite wall
of the room. The new outrage was
reported, and the detective found
that some one had stool at the
! corner of a lumber pile about TWEEN.
tN feet from the window to fire the
shot. The ground gave evidence
that be bad been on he watch from
'hat point tor several nights. There
was Il patient search but no reward.
( 1t was clear now that the boys lite
WAS sought alter, and as Gray had
had an offer of ii good situation in
/ Cleveland he determined TO remove
( to that city. With the help of the
detective he made his preparations
very secretly, his goods leaving the
FouSe after midnight, and the boy
s0eing taken on the train dressed us
a girl. He reached his new home
without adventure, aud enjoyed n
rest for nearly a year before the
enemy made another move. Que
day Il man came into the shop
where Gray WAS at work and made
some inquiries of mm, and asccr-
tanned that he was Alexander Gray.
Two days after that, as Alfred was
playin. outside the gate at home
with two other children, the same
man who had visited The shop
drove up with horse and buggy
and alighted. He certainly meant
to seize and carry off he boz, but
his object WAS defeated by Mrs.
Gray, whO, with an acquaintance,
Suddenly turupd the corner on thelr
way home from shopping expedi-
ton. They luU full upon the stran-
sera as he was exhibiting a plprr Of
candies 10 the children, and he
stanlmercd an apology and lot iuto
his buggy and drove off. After
this episode Gray reasoned that the
Boston parties had in some manner
traced his whereabouts, and that he
was almost helpless 10 check their
machinatiOns. he subsequently
learned that stranger had made
inquiries tor him IN several either
cities thus showing that some
trusted agent had been sent out 10
hunt lie whole country over until
the whole family was found. Gray
had brother in Indianapolis, aud
after some necessary correspond
ence he boy was shipped there in
the care Ofa trusted friend.
1t was move which baflled tue
enemy for three long years. For
the first three months after Alfred
left every cXpedicut was resortcd
10 that the whereabouts 'Ot the
child might be discovered. Pre-
tended agents and prddlers called
at tie house in hopes to get sight
of the child if he was there, and to
dulz the mother when they found
no traces of him. Gray had n box |
at the postOllicc, and strangers |
came there aud asked for lis letters, |
but could not obtain them. So
called detectives waylaid Gray aud
that he was under SuSpl-
zion of having killed the boy in Il
ii; of passion, and that he must pro
,Iuce Alfred or suffer arrest, but
they could not scare HIM into re
vedling the secret. Some OF the
got promise of $500
reward to tell the boys where
abouts, but as none OF them bad
been taken into the confidence OF
the Grdys they could make no head
way. Now and then, for a whole
wear after the boy left Cleveland,
Gray had proof that the enemy
we're on the alert, but they finally
see ned to tire of the useless chase,
and for the next two years nothing
occurred 60 alarm him anew.
When Alfred was seven years
bid he was so handsome in every
feature aud bright of intellect that
he was often pointed out on the
street, on three or for occasions
ais wonderful resemblance to
citizen of Boston was
remarked by New Englanders. Mrs.
Gray mOurned so much for him that
GRAY decided To remove to Clneln-
natl where he hoped TO have Alfred
With him. He made secret move
again, got the boy from Indianapo-
lis, and hal scarcely got settled IN
ais new home when the enemy
having probably tracked
iis every step in spite of bis precau-
ions. Alfred was run over q
by horse and buggy as
be was coming from school. The
children who were with hlm declar-
ID that tue man must have done it
,n purpose, aud that he drove rap
div away after the accident. 1t
vas generally set down as piece
If carelessUess, but Gray fully and
irmly believed that it was new
move on the part of the enemy.
The horse aud vehicle we're so well
described that be found the owner,
,ut all he could learn was that a
stranger bad hired the outfit TOR a
couple of hours aud returned it IN
rood order. The boy bad an arm 8
DrOlIeu aud was severely bruised,
,ut was out again in few weeks. Z